The Killing Zone (Penguin Crime Monthly)
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (904 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140105328 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
When Horace Green, a black councilman, is found dead, the word on the streets is murder--at the hands of a white supremacist group. When Gabe Wager begins to investigate, he finds some ugly little facts about Horace Green--a mistress, bribery, political favors--the kinds of things that can lead a politician into the killing zone.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. . He also gets pressure, some of it dumb, from a new lieutenant. As racial tensions in Denver rise Wager hears of a Council zoning change that's "a little bit irregular," which he knows is "like being just a little bit pregnant." And then there's the matter of Green's white mistress. detective Gabe Wager (The Alvarez Journal, Ground Money) will be pleased to find him easing up on angst and getting back to police procedure. When black City Councilman Green is found shot to death in an empty lot, Wager gets the case. Mysteriou
Lewis Wetzel said I think I'll be reading more of Rex Burns' books. It always pleases me to find a cop story written by an author who has taken the time to research the procedures and requirements that go into an investigation. Mr. Burns has done so. His characters are real, dialogue is well done. The internal politics in a police agency are realistic, as are the supervisory characters that are a hindrance more than a help. The rivalry with the Feds was als